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New York Jets' Zach Wilson throws during the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Wilson back with Jets after surgery, eager to begin rehab

By Dennis Waszak Jr. 12 hrs ago

Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf, left, talks with former NFL head coach Mike Shanahan as the San Francisco 49ers, coached by Shanahan's son Kyle Shanahan, take part in joint drills at the Vikings NFL football team's practice facility in Eagan, Minn., Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
49ers-Vikings practice: Cousins is back; Lance is back home

By Dave Campbell Aug. 17, 2022 06:55 PM EDT

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock, rear, throws a touchdown pass to wide receiver Dareke Young (83) against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second half of an NFL preseason football game Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
Carroll laments lost chance for Lock, Seahawks due to COVID

By Tim Booth Aug. 17, 2022 06:01 PM EDT

Cincinnati Bengal quarterback Joe Burrow looks for a receiver during NFL football training camp in Cincinnati, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
Burrow working on regaining strength after appendix surgery

By Mitch Stacy Aug. 17, 2022 03:05 PM EDT

FILE - Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) stretches during NFL football training camp July 27, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. The NFL essentially is back to normal going into its third season dealing with COVID-19. All the protocols devised and tweaked by the league and the NFL Players Association that all 32 teams followed through 2020 and 2021 were suspended last March, with the NFL citing trends showing the spread of the coronavirus declining. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
NFL looks like old self entering 3rd season in COVID-19 era

By Teresa M. Walker Aug. 16, 2022 02:03 PM EDT

Detroit Lions tight end Devin Funchess, defended by Atlanta Falcons cornerback Casey Hayward, catches a 1-yard pass for a touchdown during the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Lions' Funchess making adjustment to tight end position

Aug. 15, 2022 02:38 PM EDT

FILE - Len Dawson of the Kansas City Chiefs running through passing drills with receivers in New Orleans to prepare for the Super Bowl, in January 1970. Dawson, the 87-year-old Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title, has entered hospice care in Kansas City, Mo. KMBC-TV, the Kansas City station where Dawson began his broadcasting career in 1966, confirmed Dawson is in hospice care through his wife, Linda. (AP Photo, File)
Len Dawson, MVP of Chiefs' first Super Bowl win, in hospice

Aug. 12, 2022 09:18 PM EDT

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) and Vikings quarterback Kellen Mond prepare to throw at the NFL football team's practice facility in Eagan, Minn., Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)
Vikings' Cousins has COVID-19, won't play preseason opener

By Dave Campbell Aug. 12, 2022 02:27 PM EDT

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers NFL football player Najeh Davenport is shown in Pittsburgh on Sept. 23, 2007. Hundreds of Black NFL retirees denied payouts in the $1 billion concussion settlement now qualify for awards after their tests were rescored to eliminate racial bias. The fact that the testing algorithm adjusted scores by race, as a rough proxy for someone's socioeconomic background, went unnoticed for several years until lawyers for former Pittsburgh Steelers Kevin Henry and Najeh Davenport exposed it in a 2020 lawsuit. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
More Black NFL retirees win dementia cases in rescored tests

By Maryclaire Dale Aug. 12, 2022 09:12 AM EDT

Las Vegas Raiders' Zamir White practices during NFL football training camp, Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Zeus: Raiders RB Zamir White overcomes lifetime of obstacles

By W.g. Ramirez Aug. 11, 2022 05:45 PM EDT

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) jokes with teammates at the NFL football team's practice facility in Eagan, Minn., Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)
Vikings keep Cousins out of practice due to illness

Aug. 11, 2022 04:26 PM EDT

Green Bay Packers' Jordan Love runs a drill at the NFL football team's practice field Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Preseason gives Packers chance to measure QB Love's progress

By Steve Megargee Aug. 10, 2022 05:32 PM EDT

14 HBCU medical students chosen for NFL diversity initiative

Aug. 10, 2022 02:18 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — There will be 14 students from Historically Black College and University medical schools working for the first time on the staffs of NFL clubs this...

FILE -New York Jets' Denzel Mims participates in a drill at the NFL football team's training facility in Florham Park, N.J., Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Denzel Mims was the New York Jets' exciting new playmaker two summers ago, a potential game-changing wide receiver for years to come. A lot has happened since. And not a lot good.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Mims motivated to be 'on top' of Jets' receiver depth chart

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Aug. 05, 2022 03:30 PM EDT

Washington Commanders running back J.D. McKissic, right, runs wearing a Guardian Cap football helmet during practice at the team's NFL football training facility, Wednesday, July 27, 2022 in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
EXPLAINER: NFL using helmet caps for player safety, research

By Arnie Stapleton Aug. 04, 2022 02:04 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns helmets, with Guardian Caps, hang from a rack during the NFL football team's training camp, Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
NFL hopes to reduce head injuries with helmet experiment

By Steve Reed Aug. 04, 2022 02:03 PM EDT

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson (18) performs a drill during practice at their NFL football training camp facility in Latrobe, Pa., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Steelers, WR Diontae Johnson agree to 3-year deal

Aug. 04, 2022 01:54 PM EDT

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Artie Burns runs a drill during NFL football practice on Aug. 1, 2022, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Artie Burns hopes to capitalize on new chance with Seahawks

By Tim Booth Aug. 03, 2022 07:37 PM EDT

FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully speaks during his induction into the team's Ring of Honor prior to a baseball game between the Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles on May 3, 2017, in Los Angeles. Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night, Aug. 2, 2022, the team said. He was 94. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94

By Beth Harris Aug. 02, 2022 11:43 PM EDT

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll watches NFL football practice Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll tests positive for COVID-19

Aug. 01, 2022 06:02 PM EDT